Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 25, 2021

1,665 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $165.89/cwt +6.50 vs last sale · ≈ $952/hd at 574 lb · 108 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $134.75/cwt +11.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,147/hd at 851 lb · 67 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $161.30/cwt +10.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,013/hd at 628 lb · 57 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,665 1,157 417
Feeder cattle 1,425 1,021 320
Slaughter cattle 140 116 70
Replacement cattle 100 20 27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers under 550 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, over 550 lbs 2.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Demand good. Supply moderate. Similar market action to last week as falling corn prices are strengthening the feeders with fall feeder contracts once again eyeing the 160.00/cwt mark. There is no such advance in fed price with the trade so far this week at 119.00-120.00/cwt. The average 1,400 lb fed steer is currently worth over $3,000/head including the drop value. Friday's Cattle on Feed Report was either side of neutral depending on who was doing the interpretation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–338 323 12 183.00–192.50 $190.42 $615 —
383–395 389 8 180.50–186.50 $183.53 $714 +10.19
410–420 417 7 181.00–182.00 $181.72 $758 -0.46
460–475 470 17 166.00–178.00 $172.03 $809 +11.03
500–541 524 40 160.00–177.00 $170.22 $892 +1.17
553–589 574 108 155.50–174.50 $165.89 $952 +6.50
600–647 628 57 154.00–169.00 $161.30 $1,013 +7.92
656–689 672 34 150.50–158.25 $154.12 $1,036 +10.04
676–688 679 11 131.00–138.00 $136.07 $924 -8.01
755–786 783 39 135.50–138.70 $138.45 $1,084 +5.11
851 851 67 134.75 $134.75 $1,147 +11.25
946 946 55 125.00 $125.00 $1,182 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 373 13 167.00–185.00 $173.33 $647 —
400–410 405 4 164.00–168.00 $166.02 $672 -0.36
462–490 473 26 157.00–165.00 $161.12 $762 -2.52
500–545 529 37 149.00–168.00 $159.70 $845 +5.24
552–595 569 17 150.00–164.00 $154.52 $879 +8.54
605–645 635 35 140.00–156.00 $143.71 $913 +2.88
743 743 5 133.50 $133.50 $992 -2.50
751–768 756 13 132.00–137.50 $133.72 $1,011 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 3 156.00 $156.00 $621 —
505–545 521 15 130.00–142.00 $137.30 $715 —
552–560 555 5 127.00–135.00 $131.77 $731 —
620–630 621 15 125.00–139.00 $135.31 $840 —
650–665 656 5 135.00–136.00 $135.59 $889 —
965 965 4 96.50 $96.50 $931 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 8 167.00 $167.00 $681 —
461 461 16 163.00 $163.00 $751 —
536 536 16 157.25 $157.25 $843 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
552 552 4 145.50 $145.50 $803 —
641 641 5 136.00 $136.00 $872 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528 528 6 107.50 $107.50 $568 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–346 326 13 157.00–163.00 $160.19 $522 —
355–395 378 13 152.50–157.50 $156.12 $590 +0.51
410–439 427 21 148.00–155.50 $152.70 $652 +1.30
450–494 481 21 140.50–155.00 $148.22 $713 +1.40
500–530 508 31 138.50–148.50 $143.67 $730 +1.24
551–596 574 32 130.00–139.50 $133.54 $767 -0.41
586 586 9 129.00 $129.00 $756 -4.95
602–615 613 30 132.00–133.00 $132.87 $814 +5.85
644 644 6 126.50 $126.50 $815 -0.52
650–674 662 10 129.50–132.50 $131.03 $867 +7.03
695 695 5 120.50 $120.50 $837 -3.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–447 431 18 140.00–151.50 $146.56 $632 —
450–497 483 7 138.00–143.50 $141.74 $685 +5.52
512–525 518 20 135.50–140.50 $136.87 $709 +6.07
578 578 5 125.00–127.00 $125.80 $727 -2.19
608–621 615 7 125.00 $125.00 $769 +2.12
653–665 660 7 122.00–128.50 $124.93 $825 +6.93
703–735 707 16 117.00–129.00 $125.48 $887 +8.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 146.00 $146.00 $489 —
420–438 429 10 130.00–136.00 $133.21 $571 —
512–540 532 24 116.50–135.00 $123.05 $655 +0.05
560–578 573 9 115.00–123.00 $119.92 $687 —
702 702 8 113.00 $113.00 $793 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 508 6 107.50 $107.50 $546 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 4 120.00 $120.00 $522 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 3 176.00 $176.00 $639 —
410–449 439 13 154.00–160.00 $155.32 $682 —
455–481 470 14 140.00–147.00 $145.74 $685 —
523–530 526 5 145.00–146.00 $145.40 $765 +10.35
555–573 564 6 128.00–134.00 $130.95 $739 -4.63
640 640 3 126.50 $126.50 $810 +0.15
687–698 690 7 116.00–123.50 $118.17 $815 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1675 1279 80-85% 16 58.50–65.50 $62.23 $796 —
1065–1535 1293 80-85% 6 66.50–78.50 $71.15 $920 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1130 877 85-90% 4 40.00–48.00 $41.77 $366 —
882–1195 1059 85-90% 14 51.00–59.00 $54.15 $573 —
1175 1175 85-90% 1 62.50 $62.50 $734 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1302–1620 1442 75-80% 9 60.00–64.50 $62.46 $901 —
1495 1495 75-80% 1 75.50 $75.50 $1,129 +7.61

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540–1660 1600 2 82.50–85.00 $83.70 $1,339 —
1695–2075 1869 5 88.00–97.50 $93.29 $1,744 —
1945 1945 1 98.50 $98.50 $1,916 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905–1560 1223 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 27 900.00–1,275.00 $1,086.36

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150–1285 1234 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 1,450.00–1,750.00 $1,597.50 —
1200–1485 1316 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 5 1,200.00–1,525.00 $1,295.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.